Display rack and bin



June 10, 1930. Y, cRoss o ET AL 1,763,419

DISPLAY RACK AND BIN Filed Aug. 26. 1929 INVENTORJ A. C Chap/005g J7- M,clzipose Patented June 10, 1930 UNHTED STATES PATENT orrice EDWARD Y.OROSSMORE, OF YONKERS, ANDREW C. CHAPPOBIY, JR., 0]? BROOKLYN, AND JOHNB. POSEY, 0F WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS T0 NATIONAL BISCUITCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY DISPLAY BACKAND BIN Application filed. August 26, 1929.

This invention relates to improvements in display racks or easels forpackaged goods especially.

One of the main objects of our invention is to provide a display rackadapted to carry and display advantageously articles such as containers,tinsyboxes, cartons, and the like. A further object is to provide asimple and inexpensive rack or easel of the above character, whichsupports articles in an angularly symmetrical manner for display. Afurther object is to provide a rack on which such articles may bearranged in tiers for display purposes, the rack being provided withabin for holding a plurality of articles, such as cartons, which may beeasily withdrawn therefrom. A further object is to provide a combinedrack and bin which is preferably constructed throughout of wire rod andwhich will be durable and rugged when assembled. A further object istoprovide a combined rack and bin of the last named character, which iscapable of being collapsed and shipped or stored in flat condition.

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawing and inpart hereinafter indicated in connection therewith by the followinganalysis of this invention.

This invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of,

parts and in the unique relation of the mem bers and in the relativeproportioning and disposition thereof, all as more completely outlinedherein.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlyingfeatures of this invention that they may embody the same by the numerousmodifications in structure and relation contemplated b the invention,drawings depicting a pre erred form of the invention have been annexedas part of this disclosure.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective of the rack and bin Serial No.388,530.

15, 16 disposed across said side legs in spaced substantially parallelrelation. The said cross braces are preferably spot-welded to therelatively rear sides of the legs for facility in assembly, although anyfast connectlon therebetween may be substituted. The lower ends of thelegs may be curved as at 17, to provide a suitable foot for the frameand to prevent scratching of the floor or support upon which the framemay rest.

A rear frame member generally designated at B comprises side legs 18,19, held rigidly in spaced relation by cross rods 20, 21, 22 weldedthereto in the manner previously de scribed. Eyes 23 are preferablyformed at the bottom portions of each of the legs 18 and 19, throughwhich a fastening nail or screw is adapted to be inserted and thereaftersecured in the floor or support. The top ends of the side legs 18, 19may be bent or looped over the cross brace 13 of the frame A, as at 24:,to form a hinge or flexible connection therewith.

The said frames A and B, are adapted to be held in extended position ofuse by means of spaced, substantially parallel rods 26, each providedwith a loop 28 at one end extending over the lowest cross rod 16 of thefront frame A. The said rods extend rearwardly at a slight inclinationand at their other ends are bent upwardly and thereafter downwardly toform hook portions 30 which detachably engage over the lower cross rod22 of the rear frame B, to thus secure and hold the frames A and B ininclined and fast relation with respect to each other.

Extending across and welded to the rods 26t0 thus hold the same in fixedrelation, are a plurality of transverse rods 32 which form with the saidrods 26, an open frame constituting the bottom of a bin C. It will beunderstood that upon detachment of the hooks 30 from the cross brace 22,this bottom may be swung as a unit from the cross brace 16 of the frontframe A.

Side sections for the bin are also provided, each preferably comprisinga single rod 33 bent to form a substantially trapezoidal frame, of whichthe front side 34 may extend parallel to and between the legs 10, 11 ofthe frame A when the rack is in set-up position.

The opposite side of each trapezoidal frame extends upwardly andsubstantially along the legs 18, 19 of the frame B, and at the upper endterminates in a hook 36 which detachably engages over the cross rod 21of the rear frame B.

A plurality of joining rods 38 extend between the parallel sides of thetrapezoidal frame 33 and are welded thereto. Preferably, the end rods 38extend below the lower portion of frame 33 to form loops which engageabout the parallel rods26 to form a flexible hinge connection therewith.Thus, when it is desired to disassemble the rack and bin, the hooks 36of the'side sections of the bin C may be disengaged from the cross brace21, and the said side sections swung about the hinges 40 to overlie thebottom frame of the bin, the said parts being then swung together aboutcross-brace 16 to overlie the front frame A. V

A rear section for the bin C may be provided by positioning verticalrods to extend upwardfrom the cross brace 22 of the rear frame B, thesaid rods 45"extending above the brace 21 and being joined by aconnecting rod 46. The rods 45 are secured by welding or otherwise tothe front side of the cross rods 21,22 and extend above rod 21 toprovide one side of a bag compartment to be later described.

A plurality of shelves generally designated D, E, and F are provided toextend forwardly of the front frame A and at an inclined relation to thevertical. Each shelf is formed as by side rods 48 rigidly maintained inspaced relation by transverse rods 50 welded thereto. Each of said siderods 48 has one end formed in an eye 52, the said eyes 52 of theshelves, D, E and F engaging about the cross braces 14, 15, 16respectively of the frame A. The said shelves are hung from the frame Ain desired angular relation with respect thereto by link arms 53, eachhaving at one end ahook portion 54 which engages over the outertransverse rod 50 of each shelf, and the other end being provided withan eye 55. The relatively upper shelves D and .E are supported asshownby the eyes 55 being formed about the cross braces 12, 14 respectivelyof the frame A.

The lower shelf F extends in advance of the bin C, and in order topermit free access thereto, the link arms 53 of the shelf F are flexiblyjoined to opposed U-bars 57, of which the lower leg of each is welded tothe side legs 10, 11. The said Ubars are ofsuch small length as to leavea clear open space for placing in or withdrawing the articles containedin the bin C.

It is sometimes desirable to provide a means on the rack for holdingpaper bags and the like for dispensing articles withdrawn from the binC. Such a means may comprise a rearwardly inclined shelf G formed byvertical rods and transverse rods 61 welded thereto. The lower ends ofthe vertical rods 60 are preferably looped about the cross rod 21 of therear frame B as at 62 to form a hinge connection'therewith, and theshelf is held in inclined relation by means of a link rod65 having aneye .66 formed at the lower end thereof and about the outer transverserod 61 and with a hook 67 at the other end adapted to detachably engageover the cross brace 20 of the rear frame B. Thus, a space for thereception of bags or the like is provided between the rearwardlyinclined shelf G and the relatively forwardly inclined rear of thebin Cformed by the rods 45, 46.

To'disassemble therack from its set-up position as illustrated, the linkarms 53 of the shelves D, E and F are disconnected from their respectiveshelf sections, the said link arms 53 and the shelf sections being thenswung to extend along'and overlie the front frame A. Thereafter, theside sections of the bin C are disconnected from the brace 21 of therear frame B and turned down to overlie the bottom section, which latteris then swung upwardly andforwardly against the front frame A. The frontand rear frames Aand B are then brought together as permitted by thehinge connection at 24, the bag shelf G being disconnected from thebrace 20 and being swung against the rear frame 13.

Containers in the form of tins, boxes, or cartons are adapted to besupported and displayed on the shelves D and E, and on the shelf F, ifdesired. The containers, being of greater height than the respectivedistances of the bars 12 and 14 above the shelves D and E,rest againstthe bars which prevent them from sliding rearwardly off the shelves. Thebin C maybe supplied with the small vendible cartons of the goods whichmay be readily withdrawn through the relatively open front side of thebin or from the sides thereof. It will be understood that the number ofshelves on the front frame A may be reduced or increased according tothe particular uses to which the rack and bin are especially adapted,and all such modified arrangements are included within the scope of thepresent invention. The rack, being made of wire rod,

' preferably spot-welded throughout, may be inexpensively constructed,and, when weighted down by the goods or articles carried thereby, isfirmly held in its assembled or set up position.

Without further analysis the foregoing -will so fully reveal the gist ofthis invenand are intended to be comprehended Within the meaning andrange of equivalency of the following claims.

e claim:

1. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame flexiblyconnected to the upper portion thereof, and a section constituting thebottom of a bin and flexibly secured to one of said frame members anddetachably secured to the other frame member to hold said members inspaced inclined relation, and sections constituting sides for the binflexibly secured to said bottom section.

2. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame flexiblyconnected to the upper portion thereof, and a section constituting thebottom of a bin and flexibly con nected to one of said frame members anddetachably secured to the other frame member to hold said members inspacedinclined relation, and sections constituting sides for the binflexibly secured to said bottom section and detachably secured to one ofsaid frame sec tions.

3. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a section constitutingthe bottom of a bin and flexibly connected to said front frame anddetachably secured to the rear frame to hold said frames in spacedinclined relation, and sections constituting sides for the bin flexiblysecured to said bottom section.

at. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a section constitutingthe bottom of a bin and linked to said front frame and detachablysecured to the rear frame to hold said frames in spaced inclinedrelation, and sections constituting sides for the bin flexibly securedto said bottom sections and detachably secured to said rear frame.

A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly con nected to the upper portion thereof, a section constitutingthe bottom of a bin and flexibly connected to said front frame anddetachably secured to the rear frame to hold said frames in spacedinclined relation, sections constituting sides for the bin flexiblysecured to said bottom section, a plurality of shelves flexiblyconnected to the front frame, and means to suspend said shelves inadvance of the front frame in inclined relation thereto.

6. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a section constitutingthe bottom of a bin and linked to said front frame and detachablysecured to the rear frame to hold said frames in spaced inclinedrelation, sections constituting sides for the bin flexibly secured tosaid bottom sections and detachably secured to said rear frame, aplurality of shelves flexibly connected to the front frame, and means tosuspend said shelves in advance of the front frame in inclined relationthereto.

7. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a section constitutingthe bottom of a bin and linked to said front frame and detachablysecured to the rear frame to hold said frames in spaced inclinedrelation, sections consti tuting sides for the bin flexibly secured tosaid bottom sections, and a rear section for the bin formed on said rearframe.

8. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a section constitutingthe bottom of a bin and linked to said front frame anddetachably securedto the rear frame to hold said frames in spaced inclined relation,sections constituting sides for the bin flexibly secured to said bottomsections and detachably secured to said rear frame, and a rear sectionfor the bin formed on said rear frame.

9. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a section extendingacross the lower portions of said frame members and operative tomaintain said members in spaced inclined relation, said sectionconstituting the bottom of a bin and comprising spaced rods, each havingan eye at one end hingedly connected to the front frame, and a hookatthe other end detachably secured to the rear frame, and transverserods extending across said spaced rods; sections constituting the sidesof the bin and each hingedly joined to one of said spaced rods of thebottom section, and each provided with a hook detachably engaging saidrear frame member, said side sections, upon detachment of said hooks,being adapted to overlie said bottom sections.

10. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a

section constituting the bottom of a bin and including spaced rodsflexibly connected to one of said frame members and detachably securedto the other of said frame members, and sections constituting the sidesfor the bin each comprising a rod bent to form a substantiallytrapezoidal frame, and trans- Verse rods extending across two sides ofsaid last-named frame; at least one of said transverse rods extendingbelow said frame to engage about a spaced rod to provide a flexibleconnection therewith.

11. A display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberflexibly connected to the upper portion thereof, a section constituting,the bottom of a bin and ineluding spaced rods flexibly connected to oneof said frame members and detachably secured to the other of said framemembers,

and sections constituting the sides for the bin each comprising a rodbent to form a substantially trapezoidal frame, and transverse rodsextending across two sides of said last-named frame; at'least one ofsaid trans verse rods extending below said frame to engage about aspacedrod-toprovide a fiexibleo connection therewith, 'pne side of thetrapezoidal frame beingiextended tojform a l 3 hook engaging the rearframe to provide a detachable connection therewith.

frame in extendedposition OfyllSQ, aplural. ity of shelves each flexiblyconnected to a cross rod of the front-frame, supporting links flexiblyconnected with other cross bars of the front-frame and detachablysecured to tlIB OUlZGI' portions of the upper shelves,

opposed Urbars disposed on each leg of the front frame above the lowercross brace thereof, and supporting links for the lowest shelf flexiblysecured to said U-bars and detachably secured to the lowest shelf.

Signed at New York, NewYork, this 23rd day of August, 1929.

EDWARD Y. CROSSMORE. ANDREW o. OHAPPORY, JR. JOHN B. POSEY.

